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Indrani Roy

Indrani Roy
Personal information
Full name
Indrani Roy
Born (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 27)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentJharkhand
2023–presentRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 May 2021

Indrani Roy (born 5 September 1997) is an Indian cricketer.[1][2] She plays for the Jharkhand women's cricket team in domestic tournaments in India.[3]

Roy started playing cricket at the age of 15,[4] and cites MS Dhoni as her idol.[5] She played for the Bengal under-19 team for four years, before signing with Jharkhand in 2014.[6] In 2018, Roy played for the India Blue cricket team, and a year later, also for India C.[4] In the 2019–20 Women's Senior One Day Trophy, Roy scored her first century, an unbeaten 132 runs,[7] in a one-day match.[8] Her match-winning century helped Jharkhand to reach the knock-out phase of the tournament, before the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] In the 2020–21 season, Roy scored two unbeaten centuries in the Senior Women's One Day League.[4] Roy finished the season as the leading run-scorer in the tournament,[9] with 456 runs in eight matches.[8]

In May 2021, Roy earned her maiden call-up to the India women's cricket team,[10] for their tour of England.[11] She was named in India's squad for the one-off Test match,[12] and the squads for the Women's One Day International (WODI) and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches.[13][14] However, Roy did not play during the series,[15] and expressed her disappointment on not being selected for India's tour of Australia in September and October 2021.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Indrani Roy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Rookie keeper-batter Indrani Roy gets maiden India call-up, Shafali, Shikha in all teams". The Bridge. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Jharkhand Women's T20 Trophy Day 5: Wins for Bokaro Blossoms and Jamshedpur Jasmines". Cricket World. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c ""I don't think my family would have allowed me to play," says Indrani Roy who smashed 2 Centuries in Domestic League". Female Cricket. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Ahead of England tour, Indrani Roy counts on 'Mahi Sir's' tips". SportStar. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ "India's potential Test debutantes: Where were they in November 2014?". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Indrani Roy's unbeaten 132 helps Jharkhand beat Rajasthan in Senior One-day Trophy". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Confident, focussed and unfazed Indrani Roy, a step closer to her international dream". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's Senior One Day Trophy: From Indrani Roy to Sneh Rana, top performers of 2021 season". Scroll India. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Maiden call-up for Indrani Roy; Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia return for England tour". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  11. ^ "India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia return, Shafali Verma gets maiden ODI, Test call-ups". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  13. ^ "England v India: Shafali Verma & Indrani Roy in touring squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Shafali Verma receives maiden ODI, Test call-up as India announce squad for England tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Indrani Roy disappointed by selection snub". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Indrani Roy, Priya Punia dropped without getting a chance". Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2021.